Afternoon bite picking up again

It appears that, just like yesterday, the bite has picked up this afternoon at Oneida Lake. In fact, the totals from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today are tops of...

To know the owl, study the mouse

Rick Clunn has often mentioned a Native American adage: To know the owl, study the mouse. Clunn translates that easily to bass fishing: To know the bass, study the shad.

Good-time Randy’s got “the bends”

If Randy Howell and Brent Chapman would finish the Ramada Championship first-and-second on Sunday, like they're ranked currently according to BASSTrakk, it would be a fitting end to the Elite Series regular season.

Chapman starts culling

Brent Chapman just caught his sixth fish.

Ike’s slow day not surprising

No one was more shocked than Mike Iaconelli himself when he caught a bag weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces yesterday on Day One of the Ramada Championship.

Taking a break

Our boat driver Brian Eisch brought along his son today, Isaac. Isaac is getting ready to start 9th grade at Sandy Creek High School, 30 miles north of Syracuse. He’s...

Chapman breathes a little easier

Brent Chapman's fifth fish may have been a "big relief" to him, but for those chasing him to the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, that could be the nail in the coffin.

A big relief

Brent Chapman just pulled in keeper number five. A 2 1/4-pound smallie. We're estimating that gives him 13 1/4 pounds in the livewell.

The best fishing hours

We were keeping track of the hourly BASSTrakk totals for awhile yesterday, but the numbers seemed to lose significance as the morning went on, so we left that line of...

Brent Chapman not loving the grass

Brent Chapman just made a move from the big grass bed up to the mouth of a nearby river, and immediately pulled in keeper number four. This one is about...